Power Up! Vol. 2 No. 4

Jerry’s Grill: The Replacements

The miracle of the feeding of the five thousand is the only miracle recorded by all four Gospel writers . This makes this event quite significant.
There are many things that could be observed and said about this amazing feat. However, for our purposes, it is worth noting that when our Lord performed the incredible and […]


Carpe Æternum - Seizing A Window Of Opportunity

Summertime. Warm sunny days. Fields of golden wheat wave softly in the gentle breeze, waiting to be harvested.
We are living in one of the most incredible seasons of spiritual history ever. The Christian Church is witnessing a harvest of souls far greater than any of the apostles witnessed! God’s great zeal for souls is leading […]


Godspeed Teacher Joy!

Sis. Geraldine Salazar, or “Teacher Joy” to her co-teachers, the Sunday School kids and their alumni, said goodbye last Sunday to ICS in obedience to God’s continuing call on her life. Teacher Joy has been ICS’ Sunday School coordinator since 2005.
Together with her husband, Pastor Lawrence, they will head back to their hometown in Isabela […]


Update: ICS Corporate Meeting 2008

The seven newly elected members of the Board of Elders were officially recognized last Sunday, April 13, 2008 at the 10 AM service.
They were called to the stage by Ptr. Jerry Balbuena. There, Ptr. Jerry exhorted the newly installed elders, together with the seven remaining elders, from Scripture to live a life of excellence inside […]


He Said, She Said – “Step Up 2008”

By Paula Fuentes and Edgar Gomez, Jr.
Food, music, good fellowship, and lots of fun awaited the graduates and guests at CROSSLinC’s celebration to recognize the eight graduates in attendance – Edgar Gomez, Jr., Alyssa Danae Lacson, James Cauilan, Ma. Nenita Pagaoa, Joseph Vicencio, Reno Bunsoy, Israel Guy and Rose Dedel.
The program kicked off with them […]


Ready for this Summer’s H.E.A.T. ?

Despite the forecast of a wet summer, a heat wave has arrived; hot, scorching weather that is simply energy-draining. Prickly heat (bungang-araw in Tagalog), those localized red-and-pink rashes common during hot weather, are back in vogue. And of course, there’s the constant complaint, “It’s so hot!”
So what do we do during the long hot […]


ICS Leadership Retreat Features GLS 2007 Video Sessions

70 of ICS’ leaders and ministry heads turned out for the ICS Leadership Retreat last March 20, 2008.
Held at the church’s newly renovated Multi-Purpose Function Hall, the one-day event featured some of the best video presentations of The 2007 Global Leadership Summit. The annual Leadership Summits showcase cutting-edge teachings on leadership by Bill Hybels, senior […]


From Café to Coffee Shop – ICS Youth Leaders’ Holy Friday Retreat

Who said that Holy Fridays must be kept holy by just staying at home to quietly pray or visiting various churches around the metro? Not so for the youth leaders of ICS!
For starters, they spent half a day’s worth last March 21, 2008 in the Café YA (Young Adults), for their one-day leadership retreat, facilitated […]


ICS Annual Corporate Meeting

What happens during an ICS annual corporate meeting? It’s quite simple, really. The newly refurbished multi-purpose fellowship hall gets jam-packed. Corporate members patiently line up to sign the attendance roll to signify their presence. The head pastor and Board president opens the meeting with a prayer and calls everyone to order. Everyone settles in his […]